Rebirth begins with picking up a cold and aloof school beauty

Is Xia Yu Chen Zhou's creditor?

Several classmates around me were completely dumbfounded.

Liu Xing asked curiously, "What does 'creditor' mean? Are you and Xia Yu playing some kind of role-playing game?"

Chen Zhou said, "No, I really do owe Xia Yu money. She really is my creditor."

Chen Zhou thought to himself, even 100 yuan is a debt.

To put it dramatically, for Chen Zhou, who had no food to eat, 100 yuan was a huge sum of money!

"That's not right." Liu Xing looked suspicious. "Why did you have to ask Xia Yu for money? Why didn't you come to me and Liang Wenbo?"

Chen Zhou laughed and scolded, "I asked you and Liang Wenbo to treat me to a meal, and you two either refused or refused. Do you think I should borrow money from you two? Forget it."

"..." Liu Xing retorted, "Isn't it because we're poor too?"

Chen Zhou said, "Then tell me something."

Liu Xing said, "Then you can ask Long Jiajia. She has money. You two are good buddies. If you insist on borrowing money from Xia Yu, then you have ulterior motives and are plotting something."

Chen Zhou didn't argue, lying flat and saying, "That's me, so what?"

Liu Xing was completely taken aback by Chen Zhou's antics: "…………"

I have never seen such a shameless person!

"Hehe, Chen Zhou, you finally admit it." Long Jiajia chuckled and interjected, "It's right that you asked Xia Yu for money. I don't have 'a sum' of money to lend you, but Xia Yu is different; she's quite wealthy."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou immediately perked up. "Xia Yu is a young, wealthy woman?"

Long Jiajia said, "Yeah, didn't you know?"

Chen Zhou shook his head. "I really don't know." Chen Zhou quickly pressed on, "Jiajia, are you sure Xia Yu is a rich girl? How rich?"

Long Jiajia said confidently, "I'm absolutely certain! Don't you even know who I am? I'm the 'intelligence chief' of our Haitang Middle School!"

Then, Long Jiajia continued, "Several times, I personally saw the luxury car that picked up Xia Yu. It was a Rolls-Royce. And Xia Yu has a good friend named Xu Lele. She's a fellow member of our anime club, and I get along well with her. I asked her, and she said that Xia Yu's family is indeed very wealthy!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Long Jiajia caught sight of Teacher Gao in the corridor. She immediately sat up straight and began to study seriously. In less than five seconds, the entire classroom fell silent.

Chen Zhou also learned to be clever and immediately behaved himself.

But at this moment, while he pretended to be reading a book, he was actually lost in thought.

Xia Yu's family owns a Rolls-Royce? Then why does she rent an apartment in my neighborhood? Just because it's close to the school?

Or is there some other reason she has?

Chen Zhou couldn't guess, and he was too lazy to think about it. He just felt that it was good that Xia Yu was a little rich.

If all else fails, I'll see if I can live off Xia Yu, the little rich woman.

It's great to be a kept man; you should definitely be one!

"Rich woman, I'm hungry, I need food... Hehehe!"

After fantasizing about the scene, morning self-study began. As the saying goes, "The early bird catches the worm," and Chen Zhou did not waste this precious time, throwing himself wholeheartedly into his review.

Besides working hard to make money and build his career, as a senior high school student, he also attaches great importance to preparing for the college entrance examination.

At least in his previous life he had an undergraduate degree in computer science from a 985 university and a graduate degree in artificial intelligence from a top 2 university.

I still have a thing for prestigious universities.

Having been given a second chance at life, I can't possibly fail to get into my alma mater and keep getting worse off, can I? Would that be worthy of my identity as a reborn person?

Chen Zhou set himself a small goal—to secure his undergraduate degree at his alma mater, Sichuan University, and strive to get into the C9 League.

This is quite difficult for Chen Zhou, who has now "dissipated his skills". Fortunately, it is much easier to pick up the knowledge he has mastered before than to start from scratch with no foundation.

However, the sheer volume and difficulty of knowledge in high school subjects, coupled with the wide variety of problem-solving techniques, make it impossible to succeed.

And those essential high school Chinese poems and essays alone would be enough to keep Chen Zhou busy for a while.

Help me... Help me...

As soon as morning self-study ended, Chen Zhou was completely drained, just like Uesugi Erii in the Red Well Rain Night.

The bell rang, and Chen Zhou slumped onto his desk, but before he could even rest, he heard more bad news. His homeroom teacher, Ms. Li, stood at the classroom door and shouted, "Hurry up, it's time for exercises!"

"???" Chen Zhou looked utterly hopeless.

Damn it, which genius mother invented the idea of ​​high school students doing morning exercises?

It's only because we're young and our bodies can withstand the strain that we're able to. If it were an older player like Zhong Deng, who suffers from chronic sleep deprivation and is constantly running and jumping, he might suddenly die one day.

Despite inwardly complaining, Chen Zhou still followed the group out of the classroom and downstairs.

Chen Zhou, with his hands in his pockets, was halfway there when he was suddenly stopped by a girl with pigtails.

Chen Zhou walked forward, while the girl, facing him, turned her back and slowly walked backward, openly sizing him up with a meaningful smile on her face.

Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask casually, "Excuse me, do we know each other?"

"I know you, you are Chen Zhou, but you don't know me," Xu Lele said with a smile.

Chen Zhou said "Oh," and then asked, "And then?"

Xu Lele said, "You're not handsome enough."

"Your mother!" Chen Zhou blurted out.

Xu Lele said, "They have no manners at all."

"...?"

Chen Zhou was speechless and helpless, then laughed in exasperation. Could this girl be here to pick a fight like Liu Huaqiang?

Chen Zhou said, "I'm a little better than you."

Xu Lele asked, "What's so good about it?"

Chen Zhou said, "I'm much taller than you."

Standing at only 1.55 meters tall, Xu Lele immediately lost her composure, pointing her finger at Chen Zhou's nose, "You!!"

Chen Zhou added, "Besides, I'm not blind."

"You're saying I'm blind?" Xu Lele retorted, clearly indignant. "Do you think you're handsome? Your hair is long and messy, and your bangs almost cover your eyes. Only Xiaoyuer would think you're handsome!"

"Little Fish?" Chen Zhou wondered. He didn't know whose Liu Yifei this Little Fish was.

But... he's really good at judging people!

Have a vision!

Unlike this girl in front of me, whose looks aren't even as good as Yang Qian's, she's not only plain-looking herself, but she also says I'm not handsome enough? Does she know that when I was in graduate school, I was known as "Daniel Wu of Peking University"?

This isn't Chen Zhou praising himself, nor is it entirely the girl's fault for being blind.

Instead, he's like most male high school students now, not paying attention to his appearance. But once he goes to college, learns some basic fashion and hairstyling skills, and starts to care about his image, he'll still be very handsome.

At this moment, Xu Lele stuffed a wad of paper into Chen Zhou's hand and said, "This is for you on behalf of Xiaoyuer."

After saying that, she ran off, but soon turned back. "Oh, by the way, my name is Xu Lele!"

Chen Zhou: "???"

Xu Lele? That name sounds familiar.

As Chen Zhou walked, he unfolded the note and glanced at it. The handwriting was neat and elegant; it read, "Chen Zhou, I'm sorry. This morning at the school gate, I didn't mean to run away. I saw Teacher Gao, and I didn't want to cause you any trouble. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"

Uh... Xiaoyuer was originally Xia Yu! She's my family's, no, she's my neighbor Liu Yifei!

Chen Zhou smiled, feeling Xia Yu's gentle tenderness through these words.

Then, Chen Zhou looked at the following text: "There's one more thing. The girl I pointed to this morning is my best friend. Her name is Xu Lele, and she calls me Xiaoyuer. Chen Zhou, can you call me Xiaoyuer like Lele does from now on? I'm not a fool." The text was followed by a hand-drawn [cute smiley face] emoticon.

Chen Zhou muttered to himself, "Silly little fish." He couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

For some reason, Chen Zhou felt a sweet feeling in his heart, as if he had eaten a large spoonful of honey.

A feeling I've never had before.

……

Afterwards, I finished the aerobics and went back to class; nothing much happened for the rest of the day.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

People who love to eat, people who love to eat. As soon as the school bell rings, the students of Class 10 file out to the cafeteria to grab their food.

Chen Zhou, however, remained calm and unhurried. As a day student, he was allowed to eat outside the school.

Moreover, Chen Zhou, who had entered a state of flow while studying, just wanted to stay in the classroom and continue doing his problems.

Liang Wenbo and Liu Xing called him several times, but he couldn't get a response, leaving them both stunned.

Liang Wenbo cursed from the side, "You bastard, you're not even going to act anymore? You really want to get into Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Liu Xing retorted, displeased, "You've gone from a pentagonal warrior to a hexagonal warrior, and you're still working this hard? Are you trying to kill the rest of us?"

Chen Zhou didn't even look up, remaining unmoved. "What do you know!"

Seeing Chen Zhou's desperate, reckless attitude, Liang Wenbo sighed deeply, "Sigh...it seems like no one can rouse this bastard now! Liu Xing, let's ignore him and go."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear female voice rang out, "Chen Zhou."

Liang Wenbo and Liu Xing looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw Xia Yu's graceful figure standing at the classroom door.

They were both stunned, and the other top students who remained in the class exclaimed in genuine admiration, "So beautiful!"

When everyone came to their senses, they saw that Chen Zhou and Xia Yu had disappeared from sight.

Upon witnessing this scene, Liang Wenbo and Liu Xingwu were speechless: "…………"

"When there's a member of the opposite sex, there's no humanity!"

"You little lecher!"

"Pah!!"

Jealousy twisted their faces as they realized that the three musketeers of Class 10, Grade 12, would now only have two.

On the other side, Chen Zhou and Xia Yu walked side by side on the campus road leading out of the school gate.

Chen Zhou smiled and casually asked, "Why didn't I see you during morning exercises today?"

Xia Yu whispered, "Number, number of the test paper."

Chen Zhou asked, "To help Teacher Gao?"

Xia Yu nodded and said "Mmm".

Chen Zhou suddenly realized, and said with a smile, "I saw the note you had Xu Lele give me. The handwriting is quite good."

Xia Yu smiled happily, "Th-thank you."

Chen Zhou smiled and called out, "Little Fish."

Xia Yu's beautiful eyes crinkled with laughter. She nodded and gave a firm "Mm!"

This title can only be used by Xia Yu's closest people, so hearing Chen Zhou call her "Little Fish" naturally made Xia Yu very happy.

Chen Zhou smiled and said again, "Silly little fish."

"???"

Xia Yu's smile froze for a moment, then gradually faded. She puffed out her cheeks and gave a coquettish look.

"No, I'm not an idiot," Xia Yu said angrily.

Seeing Xia Yu's charming and adorable appearance, Chen Zhou liked this simpleton even more.

Chen Zhou said, "Haha, treat me to a meal, and I won't call you a fool anymore, how about it?"

Xia Yu's eyes lit up, and she nodded happily, "Yes!"

"Chen Zhou, what...what do you want to eat?" Xia Yu asked curiously.

"Whatever, I'm not picky about food." Chen Zhou smiled. "It's up to you."

Xia Yu gave an "OK" sign, and the two smiled at each other. Chen Zhou thought for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "Little Fish, do you think I'm handsome?"

Xia Yu looked at Chen Zhou and nodded solemnly, "Yes!"

Chen Zhou said, "Want to see me even more handsome?"

Xia Yu tilted her head, looking puzzled. Just then, Chen Zhou suddenly grabbed Xia Yu's fair hand. Xia Yu's heart skipped a beat. Before she could react, Chen Zhou pulled her along for a short run.

Before long, the two arrived at a barbershop. Chen Zhou cut to the chase: "Can you cut American-style spiky hair?"

Tony looked away from Xia Yu's face, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Of course!"

"…………" Chen Zhou was speechless.

No, I know Xia Yu is pretty, but would looking at her twice really cause me to catch a stutter?

Chen Zhou sat down in front of the mirror and said, as if warned, "Get it cut well. If it's not, don't blame me for getting angry!"

Tony declared confidently, "Handsome, if you're not satisfied later, you can kill me!"

Chen Zhou hadn't seen such a confident barber in a long time, so he showed him a photo and decided to take the risk.

Half a day later, the haircut was finished.

Looking at his incredibly handsome self in the mirror, Chen Zhou thought to himself: I, "Daniel Wu of Peking University," am back!

When Xia Yu saw Chen Zhou with his new hairstyle, her pretty face flushed red. She was both happy and shy, and dared not stare at him like she used to.

Chen Zhou smiled, then took out a hundred-yuan bill and asked, "How much?"

The cashier quickly said, "Handsome, your girlfriend has already paid."

girlfriend???

Chen Zhou made an "uh" sound, his gaze unconsciously turning to Xia Yu, who blushed and shook her head.

Chen Zhou knew that what this girl meant was that their romantic relationship was a misunderstanding, not something she had said.

Chen Zhou smiled, then suddenly grabbed Xia Yu's soft hand and said to her, "Let's go eat."

Xia Yu stared at Chen Zhou in disbelief, but after gazing at his handsome face for a while, all that remained in her heart was joy and shyness. She softly murmured "Mmm."

After the two left, the hairdresser watched their retreating figures, clicked her tongue, and said enviously, "They're such a perfect match, handsome man and beautiful woman!"

"Are they really boyfriend and girlfriend?" Tony asked.

The cashier said, "It's obvious!"

Teacher Tony asked, puzzled, "Their school uniforms are from Haitang Middle School. Doesn't Haitang Middle School have no early romantic relationships?"

"You seem to be jealous of other people's success?" the cashier asked suspiciously.

"I used to be a student at Tangzhong High School," Teacher Tony said, becoming increasingly indignant. "Damn it! What are the deans of students doing? They didn't even bother to catch the two of them so obviously dating, but they arrested me, the one who's burning paper money for the principal!"